I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I have a Russian heart.
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When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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I can’t say I don’t like acting, but I can’t imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars.
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If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better – that is the true reward.
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Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content.
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Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
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I don’t follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, ‘Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.’ I just like being myself.
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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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I think it’s so cool to be tall. Even when I’m not wearing heels people tell me I’m tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
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I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It’s what’s inside, it’s not what’s outside that determines the culture and the feeling.
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Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
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